From $185 per vehicle: a private, one-way ride from Port of Miami to Lauderdale by The Sea Resort & Beach Club in a chauffeured SUV or van.
Pricing is by vehicle, not by seat: a solo traveler and a full car pay the same flat one-way rate.
Book with the ship’s name and the date, and the driver handles the rest at PortMiami: waiting at the correct terminal, helping with the suitcases, and leaving the port without a queue. The curbside meet-and-greet costs nothing extra; the inside name-sign welcome adds $20.
Lauderdale by The Sea Resort & Beach Club sits in Lauderdale-by-the-Sea, a place that has held onto its identity as a real beach village rather than a strip of towers. The low-rise inns, the walkable streets, and the wide-open sand set the tone the moment you arrive. It is the kind of shore town where the pace slows on purpose, and where the water is the main event from the first morning to the last.
What makes this stretch of coast unusual is the reef. A living coral reef lies close enough that you can snorkel straight off the sand, and shore divers wade in without a boat. That single fact shapes the whole stay: mornings tend to start with a mask and fins rather than a long drive to a marina. Anglin’s Fishing Pier anchors the heart of the village, a long walk over the water where anglers and strollers share the same weathered planks and the same view back toward the beach.
Around the resort you find the small, easy pleasures of the village. Datura Avenue runs close by with its shops and casual tables, and El Prado Park gives you a patch of green a short step from the shore. Everything sits within an unhurried reach of your door, so days can be built on foot. After the crowd and motion of the port, this corner of the coast feels like an exhale, a beach town that never traded away its character for size.
Your driver is waiting at the terminal your cruise line uses, so the handoff from ship to car is one smooth step. Bags go straight into the vehicle, and the group stays together for a single direct ride north. There is no line to join and no luggage to drag across the port, just your own vehicle staged around your actual disembarkation time. The route follows I-95 for the 35.1-mile run, which typically takes 59 to 74 minutes depending on the hour of day.
The car is yours alone from curb to door, with room for the whole party and every bag. Weekend mornings are the port’s busy stretch, when thousands of passengers walk off at once, so the pickup is timed to when you clear the hall rather than to a fixed clock. That planning, plus the I-95 traffic already factored in, means the drive to Lauderdale by The Sea Resort & Beach Club stays calm and predictable from start to finish.
Rideshare lines and shared shuttles add waiting and extra stops; a private vehicle leaves when you are ready and goes only where you are going. The fare covers the whole car, the tolls and the fuel.
Booking takes a 50% deposit; the other half goes to the driver when the ride is done, by cash or card. There are no seat fees and no add-ons unless you request them.
A child seat can be installed for $15 when you book. Night service, meaning 9 PM to 7 AM, adds $20 to the SUV inside Miami-Dade and Broward and $50 beyond. Extra stops are metered at $45 per 30 minutes.
The black SUV takes up to 5 passengers with their luggage; the vans carry 6 to 9 or 10 to 14 with room for the bags. Tell us how many people and how many suitcases travel and the right vehicle is assigned.
Edits to the booking, like adding a passenger or a seat, are accepted until 12 hours before the ride. Moving the date is not possible after booking.
Message us on WhatsApp at wa.me/17866828748 or call 786-682-8748 with your date, passenger count and luggage, and we confirm the vehicle and the pickup details.
Reserving a few days ahead is ideal, and in peak season (holidays, spring break, big cruise weekends) a week or more keeps your first-choice vehicle available. Requests inside 24 hours are welcome but depend on availability, and those bookings are non-refundable once confirmed.
We run on reservations rather than on-demand pickups. A same-day request may still work if a driver is free: message us on WhatsApp with the pickup time and we will confirm quickly. Keep in mind that a ride booked within 24 hours of pickup cannot be refunded.
No. A 50% deposit holds the vehicle when you book online, and the other half goes to your driver on the day of the ride, in cash or by card. If you prefer to settle everything at once, choose Pay in full at checkout.
Yes. After the deposit, the remaining half is paid directly to your driver when the ride is done, cash or card, whichever you prefer. There is nothing else to pay unless you added an extra service.
Cancellations are free up to 24 hours before the pickup. Inside that 24-hour window the ride is non-refundable, and no-shows are treated the same way. Booking details such as an extra passenger or a child seat can still be updated until 12 hours before pickup.
The pickup time and other details can be adjusted until 12 hours before the ride, subject to driver availability; write to us as soon as your plans change. The travel date itself is fixed once booked, so double-check it before you confirm.
Payments run through Stripe over an encrypted checkout; we never see your card number. Card payments carry a 3% processing fee that is shown before you pay. Zelle is also accepted for the deposit with no fee: ask us on WhatsApp.
Not at all. Travelers reserve from all over the world, international cards are accepted at checkout, and we answer on WhatsApp and email in English, Spanish and Portuguese.
Yes. Give us the flight number when you book and your driver tracks it in real time, so the pickup follows the actual landing rather than the scheduled one, at no extra cost.
Message us the moment you know. We reschedule around the new arrival whenever a driver is available; because that counts as a change to the booking, the cancellation terms above still apply if the ride cannot be rebooked.
Your driver meets you at the MIA arrivals level at the curb, and that meet-and-greet is included in the fare. If you would rather be greeted inside the terminal with a name sign, add the name-sign welcome for $20 when you book.
You receive the meeting instructions in advance, and the driver contacts you the day before the ride to confirm every detail. On landing, head to the agreed curb; connect to the airport Wi-Fi and message us on WhatsApp if anything is unclear.
The day before the ride we send the driver’s name and phone number, and the vehicle details you need to spot the car. Vehicle photos on the site show the category booked; the exact model can vary.
Call or WhatsApp us at +1 (786) 682-8748 and we connect you right away. The pickup is always coordinated at the confirmed spot, and the courtesy waiting time keeps running from your landing or your scheduled pickup.
At the airport we wait up to 60 minutes after landing on domestic flights and up to 2 hours on international arrivals; at hotels, homes and the cruise port the courtesy wait is 15 minutes. Beyond that, waiting is billed like an extra stop, $45 per 30 minutes.
The distance and the usual driving time for this exact route are listed on this page. Real timing depends on traffic and the hour, which is why the driver plans the pickup around your actual landing or ship arrival rather than a fixed clock time.
Yes. Your driver loads and unloads every bag at the curb. Drivers do not go inside the hotel or terminal to collect luggage, so have it with you at the meeting point.
Each passenger can bring one large suitcase plus one carry-on. The black SUV carries up to 5 passengers as long as passengers plus large suitcases total 10 or fewer; larger groups or extra bags move to a van. Surfboards, bikes or many extra cases need a custom setup, so tell us before booking.
Yes. Add them when you book: a child seat for babies and toddlers up to about 3 years, or a booster for ages 3 to 5. Each seat is $20 and is fitted before the driver leaves for the pickup.
Planned stops are fine when you add them at booking, priced at $45 per 30 minutes with a 30-minute minimum, then $1.50 per extra minute. Unplanned detours on the day are not part of the fare.
Never. Every transfer is private: the vehicle carries only your group, door to door, with no other pickups and no waiting for strangers.
A black SUV for up to 5 passengers, a van for 6 to 9 and a larger van for 10 to 14. The fare table on this page shows the price for each. For groups above 14 we arrange several vehicles or a minibus on a custom quote.
No. We pick up and drop off at Miami International Airport, PortMiami and the other cruise terminals, hotels, private homes, offices and event venues across South Florida and beyond.
Yes. Wedding parties, corporate groups and private events get a tailored quote with the right mix of vehicles; message us with the date, head count and schedule.
Between 9 PM and 7 AM the black SUV adds a night fee of $20 inside Miami-Dade and Broward and $50 farther out. The fee is shown in the quote before you book, and daytime rides carry no surcharge.
The fare shown is for the exact route named on this page. For a different pickup or drop-off address, use the ride search on this site: it prices the real road distance instantly and lets you book on the spot.
The fare includes the driver, fuel and tolls, with no hidden fees. Only optional items add to it: the 3% card fee, a name-sign welcome, child seats, extra stops or the night fee, each shown in the quote before you pay. Tipping is at your discretion.
As a solo cruiser I pre-booked a private transfer from the terminal to Lauderdale by The Sea Resort & Beach Club for the morning I got off, and it could not have been easier.
Cruising with the family, we didn’t want any disembarkation-day chaos, so a private van straight over to Lauderdale by The Sea Resort & Beach Club was perfect. There was a sign with our name at the terminal doors, so we spotted the driver immediately. Booking was quick, we got everything in writing, and everything lined up perfectly.
Viajando com a família, reservamos uma van privativa para estar no meio-fio e levar todos até Lauderdale by The Sea Resort & Beach Club. Fomos do navio à recepção de Lauderdale by The Sea Resort & Beach Club sem uma só complicação.
We reserved one van for the entire crew from the terminal to Lauderdale by The Sea Resort & Beach Club so the whole group stayed together. Booking was easy, we got a solid confirmation, and everything matched what we were told.
There were six of us stepping off at PortMiami, and one private transfer to Lauderdale by The Sea Resort & Beach Club was far simpler than splitting into cars. The fare was set up front, the same number we were quoted. The car was fresh and comfortable, and the AC was perfect after the ship.